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Windrush generation who are told they're not true Brits

DOZENS of Caribbean-born British citizens say they have been unable to prove they have a right to live in the UK - leading to lost jobs, huge medical bills or even deportation.

One victim is 61-year-old Paulette Wilson, who moved to Britain from Jamaica as a child in 1968 and has lived here ever since.

Last year Paulette, who used to work in Parliament as a cook, was told by the Home Office she must leave the UK and be taken to the notorious Yarl’s Wood detention centre.

After a week in custody, she was moved to Heathrow and was about to be put on a plane to Jamaica - only to be saved by a last-minute intervention from her local MP, who pointed out there is no evidence she is an illegal immigrant.

Michael Braithwaite, 66, was born in Barbados but has lived in Britain since he was nine years old.

He worked as a teaching assistant in North London for 15 years, only to be told recently that he was being sacked because he can’t prove he has a legal right to stay in the country.

The Home Office has so far refused to confirm his right to live and work in the UK, making it impossible for him to get another job.

Hubert Howard, 61, has had trouble with the authorities for more than a decade because he was unable to prove his exact residence history.

He was just three when his family moved from Jamaica - but because he never filled out the right form, he’s never been granted the British passport he is eligible for.

As well as losing his job and benefits, Hubert couldn’t travel to Jamaica to be with his ill mother before she died.